www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Sailinghttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/sailing/?utm_medium=RSS2014-04-15T17:04:06-04:00AP Sources: Cup sailor de Ridder suspended 5 years2014-04-15T17:04:06-04:00BERNIE WILSONhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/15/ap-sources-cup-sailor-de-ridder-suspended-5-years/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> SAN DIEGO (AP) - America's Cup sailor Dirk de Ridder has been suspended from sanctioned events for five years by sailing's international governing body, two people with knowledge of the decision said Tuesday.</p> <p> The people spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the suspension is ...Oracle Team USA to open 2014 training in Australia2014-02-19T23:16:38-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/19/oracle-team-usa-to-open-2014-training-in-australia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> SYDNEY (AP) - America's Cup holder Oracle Team USA says it has shipped one of its AC45 catamarans to Australia for the start of its 2014 sailing program on Sydney Harbour next month.</p> <p> Oracle Team USA has scheduled a series of practice races against Team Australia, the Challenger ...San Diego port officials OK America's Cup bid2014-02-11T23:09:17-05:00BERNIE WILSONhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/11/san-diego-port-officials-ok-americas-cup-bid/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> SAN DIEGO (AP) - Port commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to submit a bid to host the next America's Cup on San Diego Bay in August 2017.</p> <p> The commissioners, two of them sailors, spoke enthusiastically about the prospect of hosting sailing's marquee regatta. The commissioners directed the port's staff ...Ted Turner's son vying in SC congressional primary2013-01-23T15:45:20-05:00BRUCE SMITHhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/23/ted-turners-son-vying-in-sc-congressional-primary/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) - Teddy Turner inherited his love of sailing from his father, media magnate Ted Turner. But there is less of a family resemblance when it comes to politics.</p><p>While the elder Turner leans Democratic, Teddy Turner is running as a Republican in a crowded race for an ...Who will ambassadors around D.C. be rooting for in London Olympics?2012-07-26T18:08:04-04:00Tom Schad, Nicolas Nightingale and Zachary Holden http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jul/26/who-will-ambassadors-in-dc-be-rooting-for-in-londo/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Fans of the Olympics in the Washington area won't just be cheering for Team USA. Athletes from more than 200 countries are expected to compete at the London Games, and flags from just about all of those nations fly somewhere in D.C. We checked in with ambassadors around the District ...